Confirmed: Ed Sheeran will perform Dubai show

English singer-songerwriter Ed Sheeran performs to fans at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre in Dubai on March 5, 2015. Sarah Dea / The National

The organisers of Ed Sheeran's November Dubai concert have confirmed that it will go ahead.

"We have now received an update from the Ed Sheeran team that he is unable to perform for the immediate future. Since Dubai is the last show of the season we have been told that the show is still going ahead as planned."

"Until we receive any further feedback from Ed we are sending him get well wishes from Dubai and we hope to see him soon." said Thomas Ovesen, the Chief Executive Officer of 117Live.

Sheeran posted on his Instagram that his medical team had decided that fractures in his elbow and wrist would prevent upcoming concerts in concerts in Taipei, Osaka, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

The Dubai show is due to take place on November 23 at Dubai Autism Rocks Arena.

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